Church news for the week of Sept. 16

Saratoga Free Will Baptist Church will have homecoming at 11 a.m. Sunday. Lunch will follow the service.

First Apostolic — Bailey

First Apostolic Church will have Sunday school 10 a.m. and evening worship at 6 with the Rev. Preston Taylor as speaker. Midweek worship is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Suggs Christian

Suggs Christian Temple Free Will Baptist Church will celebrate its 41st anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with Leccie Edwards along with Lewis Chapel Church as guests. Lunch will follow the service.

Barnes Chapel

Barnes Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning worship 10:45 with the Rev. Steven E. Kent as speaker. Holy Communion will follow the service. Midweek devotion and Bible study 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Brown Chapel

Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will have Sunday school 9:45 a.m. and morning worship 11 with the Rev. Willie Thomas as speaker. Quarterly meeting will be held 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Carolyn Tuten along with Union Grove Church rendering the service. Midweek prayer noon Wednesday and Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Mitchell Chapel — Bailey

Mitchell Chapel Holiness Church will have services at 6 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Emanuel Chapel — Rocky Mount

Emanuel Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church will render service 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Davis Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Alpha Herring as speaker. At 4 p.m., a pastor’s aide anniversary will be celebrated with the Rev. Teresa Williams along with Three Dimension Church. Midweek Bible study 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and prayer noon Friday.

Unitarian — Rocky Mount

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host the stone and water communion 10 a.m. Sunday.

Crisp Chapel

Crisp Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will celebrate its mother’s anniversary 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Sarah Smith-Tyson along with Patrick Chapel Church as guests.

Piney Groves Free Will Baptist Church will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning worship 11 with the Rev. Robert Smith as speaker and music by the male chorus. Midweek Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday and prayer noon Thursday.

St. James — Fountain

St. James Free Will Baptist Church will have an appreciation service for the Rev. Walter C. Blount 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Jimmy Stokes along with Waterside Church of Farmville as guests.

City of Refuge

The City of Refuge will have prayer 9 a.m. Sunday, morning manna 10, morning worship 11 with the Rev. Ricky Locus as speaker and a word, faith and power service 6 p.m. with the Rev. Cathy Farmer as speaker. Prayer 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Bible study 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The believers covenant partners service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.

New Hope

New Hope Baptist Church, 5142 N.C. 58 N., will have service 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with the Rev. Royce Williams as speaker for all services.

Union Grove Church will have service 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. James Lucas as speaker and music by the mass choir. A quarterly meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Fred Presley along with First Baptist Church and Choir of Eureka rendering the service.

Aenon — Elm City

Aenon Missionary Baptist Church will have Sunday school 9:45 a.m. and morning worship 11 with the Rev. Ken Cobb as speaker.

St. Paul

St. Paul Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ will have Sunday school 9:45 a.m. and morning worship 11 with the Rev. Chester L. Aycock as speaker and music by the male chorus. Midweek Bible study noon Tuesday and 7 p.m. Thursday.

Walking by Faith

Walking by Faith, Not by Sight will have service 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Robert Thomas as speaker.

Davis Chapel Church will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and an appreciation service for Ramon Dunston and family 10:45 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Alfred Herring along with Emanuel Chapel Church from Rocky Mount as guests.

St. Rose

St. Rose Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning worship with Myron Hopkins as speaker and music by the gospel choir. Midweek Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Genesis — Elm City

Genesis Church Ministries will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning worship 10:30 with the Rev. Angela Battle as speaker.

Salisbury

Salisbury AME Zion Church will have Sunday school 10 a.m., morning worship 11 and an afternoon service at 2.

Trinity

Trinity Deliverance Holy Church will have Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and a pastoral service 11 a.m. Sunday with Carolyn Brown as speaker and music by the ladies chorus. Midweek Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Faith Temple

Faith Temple Mission will have a women’s conference 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday with the Rev. Tunica Thompson addressing the women and the speaker will be the Rev. Beverly Ham on Thursday; and Friday the Rev. Antoinette Boone will be addressing the women and the Rev. Brenda Lewis will serve as speaker. A skit will also be done on Friday by Christina Williams from God’s Chosen Vessel of Spring Hope.

Burning Bush Free Will Baptist Church will have service 9:30 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Donnie Daniels as speaker and music by the male choir.

Solid Rock

Solid Rock Ministries will have service 1 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Community Church with the Rev. Kenneth Lofton as speaker.

Johnson Chapel — Elm City

Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church will have family and friends day 11 a.m. Sunday with Michael Miller from New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland, as guest speaker.

Perry’s Temple

Perry’s Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church will have service 10:45 a.m. Sunday with J.N. Perry Jr. as speaker and music by the mass choir.

Mount Zion

Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church will have a fellowship conference 7 p.m. Friday for a women’s service, skit and mini-concert from the St. Paul Church of Christ Male Chorus.

Repha Church

Repha Church of God will have Sunday school 10 a.m. Midweek prayer and Bible study 6:30 p.m.

Willing Worker — Lucama

Willing Worker Apostolic Holiness Church will conclude the anniversary services for the Rev. Nathaniel Spells 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Andrew Barbour along with St. Jude Apostolic Holiness Church as guests.

Evening Light

Evening Light Mission will have service 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. George Speight as speaker.

Wilson Chapel

Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will have a sister-to-sister service 10:45 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Janie Matthews from Grace Chapel Church in Newton Grove as guest speaker.

Christian Life

Christian Life Fellowship International Ministries will have service 10 a.m. Sunday at the West Wilson Church of God Family Life Center with the Rev. Bobby Holmes from Deliverance Church of Christ in Capital Heights in Maryland as guest speaker. and music by St. James Church Male Chorus. Midweek Bible study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Patterson

Patterson Chapel will conclude its pastor’s anniversary 11 a.m. Sunday with Angela Leake along with St. John Church and Choir of Black Creek.

Zion Temple — Rocky Mount

Zion Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church will have prayer 8:15 a.m. Sunday, Sunday school 9;30 a.m. and family and friends day 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Pearl Melvin along with Amazing Grace Church.

Greater Zion — Stantonsburg

Greater Zion Church will have family and friends day 11 a.m. Sunday with Jonothan Hayes as speaker.

Great Restoration

Great Restoration Church Ministries will have Sunday school 10 a.m. and morning worship 11 Sunday with the Rev. Herbert A. Joyner as speaker. Women’s day will be held 4 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Stacie Atkinson from Life in the Word Ministries as guest speaker.

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